Living with ME CFS and fibromyalgia has changed the way I speak to myself more than anything else in my life. Not in a motivational quote kind of way, but in a quiet, often fragile, very human way. When your body becomes unpredictable, when your energy disappears without warnin...

Brain fog is one of those symptoms that is almost impossible to explain unless you live inside it. It is not just forgetfulness. It is not just being tired or distracted. It feels like my brain has slowed down, like everything is just out of reach.

March has been one of those months that has quietly crept up on me and then completely taken over. It has been filled with appointments, tests, referrals, follow ups, and more waiting than I ever feel prepared for. On paper, I have managed quite well. I have shown up. I have an...

There is a version of me that existed before chronic illness. I can still picture it clearly. I moved quickly, thought quickly, and parented in a way that felt instinctive and responsive. I was always doing, always planning, always showing up in the ways I believed a “good pare...

Pacing is one of those things I had to learn slowly, and honestly, often the hard way.

When I was first told about pacing with ME CFS and fibromyalgia, it sounded simple enough. Rest before you...